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Chapter XXVI
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky. "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question. What do you think of us?" I laughed outright. "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of us?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of us?"
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I laughed outright.
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading I laughed outright.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading I laughed outright.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think of us?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What do you think of us?"
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
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From this reading "I think," I answered, "that you are a very good husband."
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of us?"
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From this reading INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Mr. Van Reinberg led the way silently into the smoking-room, and ordered Scotch whisky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Courage," he said from the depths of his easy-chair, "I've got to ask you a question.
